Nexus In The News
Significant news articles that mention Nexus, including Op-Ed articles written by Nexus Board Members and Advisors.
Project Esther has shaped Trump’s antisemitism strategy. The Shofar Report is a liberal Jewish response
Project 2025’s Other Project
Most American Jews say Trump is using antisemitism as an 'excuse' to silence free speech at universities
ADL removes ‘Protect Civil Rights’ from website as it narrows its mission amid right-wing attacks
After the ADL narrowed its mission by modifying its website to eliminate ‘Protect Civil Rights’ amid right-wing attacks, Nexus Project National Director Jonathan Jacoby, warned: “The Trump administration’s actions are not just challenging liberals or progressives or Democrats, they’re challenging Jews to respond. They’re challenging every Jewish organization. It’s a clear example of why every Jewish organization, or every organization that represents Jewish interests, should be calling
Ella Messler Upholds Democracy, Jewish Advocacy With the Nexus Project
Ella Messler, Nexus Project’s Programs Associate, spoke with the Washington Jewish Week about her work with the Nexus Project, which includes supporting the Nexus Task Force and advocacy initiatives. Ella spoke about rising antisemitism, noting that as Jewish Americans “see antisemitism weaponized by our leaders for their own political aims — which is a big focus of the Nexus Project — I think this moment of crisis
Project Esther created a blueprint for Trump to fight antisemitism. The ‘Shofar Report’ is a liberal response
The Forward announced the release of the Nexus Project’s Shofar Report, highlighting its extensive recommendations for countering antisemitism and preserving democracy.
GOP Rep. Nancy Mace to Jewish progressive: ‘I have a good surgeon if you ever want to get your nose done’,
After GOP Rep. Nancy Mace made a hateful comment to Jewish Congresswoman Sara Jacobs reflecting antisemitic stereotypes, the Nexus Project swiftly condemned Mace’s remark, calling on Mace and all members of Congress to refrain from “antisemitic, schoolyard bullying about [Mace’s] Jewish colleagues’ noses generally, and especially in a post about respecting women’s bodies.”
UCLA’s Jewish community unites against Trump’s $1-billion demand: ‘Misguided and punitive’
Professor David Myers, a Nexus Project Task Force member and professor of Jewish history at the University of California, Los Angeles, highlighted that universities settling litigation related to antisemitism claims with the Trump administration could set a “dangerous” precedent. Myers told the Los Angeles Times
GOP probes UCSF on claims of ‘hostile environment’ for Jewish students
After House Republicans requested that three universities produce detailed documentation of their responses to allegations of antisemitic behavior on their campuses, Nexus National Director Jonathan Jacoby warned that the Trump administration was once again using antisemitism as a guise for cracking down on civil liberties.
An Open Letter to Jonathan Greenblatt: This Time, Choose Engagement
If Jewish safety is the goal, engagement should be part of the strategy. And when the Mamdani administration takes meaningful steps to protect Jews and combat antisemitism, including measures ADL itself has advocated, those steps create common ground ADL can build on.
Moment Debate | Can Jewish Groups Work with the Democratic Socialists of America?
Yes—with an “if.” Jewish groups can work with the DSA if it is willing to engage with them. It’s OK to engage with people with whom we disagree on political principles when we also have shared goals. That doesn’t mean we’re endorsing them.
Why Tucker Carlson Is Defending This Democrat in a Key Senate Race
Director of the Nexus Center for Antisemitism Research Aryeh Tuchman explained to The New York Times how Michigan Democratic Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s criticism of Israel can upset some Jewish Americans while still avoiding crossing the line into overt antisemitism.
The Macklemore-Sheeran Blow Up Explained In Five Faith Facts
“I may disagree with Macklemore’s advocacy for Palestine, and however uncomfortable it may make me feel, it’s not hate speech,” said Jonathan Jacoby, president of the Nexus Project, a study group that analyzes antisemitism.
Protecting Jews Means Protecting Democracy
Jewish safety and our democracy are intricately linked and cannot exist without the other. When democracy has historically been threatened, Jews everywhere are less safe and more vulnerable to discrimination and persecution.
Universities Were Forced to Pay Up Despite Little Evidence of Antisemitism, Trump Whistleblowers Say
The Nexus Project, a Jewish watchdog group working to battle antisemitism while protecting free speech and civil rights, issued a statement saying the whistleblower report “describes a gross exploitation of Jewish Americans’ legitimate fears — using our community’s safety as a pretext to punish political opponents and gut academic freedom. That betrays the very people these investigations claimed to protect.”
Whistleblower Claims Trump’s Campus Antisemitism Crackdown Was a Cash Grab
The report has prompted Jewish U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) to initiate an investigation into the allegations. The Nexus Foundation, a watchdog organization dedicated to combating antisemitism and protecting free speech, released a statement supporting Raskin and Van Erem.
The Great Agreement: Conspiracy About Israel’s Orchestration of Moroccan Migrants Embraced Across the Spectrum
Nexus Project, a center-left counterweight to the conservative Anti-Defamation League, argues that left-wing proponents of the Israel conspiracy theory share a central element of traditional Great Replacement logic. Nexus writes:
